With a vote of six for and one against, the Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals allowed for a special exception to operate a Five Points Walgreen’s in excess of 10,000 square feet. It was Tuesday, May 12. The Walgreen’s design had already gained approval from the Design Development Review Commission. Under the new Five Points development overlay, a retail store […]
Firefighters set the record straight
During these past few weeks, various media sources have been reporting on the City of Columbia’s budget issues. The State recently reported that Columbia officials claim the City’s reserves have dropped drastically since 2007, and that over the past decade it has been living beyond its means. Couple this with the recent economic downturn a proverbial financial “Perfect Storm” is […]
The Remember When Ballroom
The octogenarians at Presbyterian Community of Columbia will open their ears and take a trip down Memory Lane on the evening of May 26, when Bob Knox and his Blue Serenade Orchestra play a program of Big Band Swing Music. No doubt there will be plenty of toe- tapping and humming along as the retirees recall their evenings on the […]
Bob Knox & His Blue Serenade Orchestra
Bob Knox and his Blue Serenade Orchestra has been playing music of the 30s, 40s and 50s in the Columbia area since the band formed in 1999. Over the years they’ve played a variety of locations and events from the Fort Jackson Officers Club to a number of retirement communities. Last month they played to a sell out crowd for […]
Political ambitions drive Richland County’s party leaders
Eric Davis, Richland County Republican Party chairmanAfter Eric Davis attended his first Republican Party precinct meeting in 1997, he discovered his desire to influence public policy and the people those rules affect. “I was just tired of taking it on the chin from the government,” Davis said with a grin. Davis assumed his post as the Richland County Republican Party chairman in early 2009 after serving […]
Boyd Summers, Richland County Democratic Party chairman
“To whom much is given, much shall be required.” Thirty- nine- year- old Boyd Summers learned this lesson, found in the Gospel of Luke, from his politically active family during his youth. And it’s a lesson he recalls daily in his service as Richland County Democratic Party Chairman and in the professional world. Since receiving his masters degree in public […]
Salvation Army leader returns
The concept of being truly dedicated to a cause, a movement, or an organization seems to be fading in today’s job- hopping, instant- gratification- seeking culture. However, this notion does not align with the manner Major Richard L. Jones has chosen to live his life. “I was called to serve the Lord at the age of 14 through the ministry […]
Briefs
Cayce charrette Beginning with a public input session at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, May 19, and ending with a Thursday press conference at 5:30 pm and a public presentation at 6:00 pm, the Master Plan Charrette for the City of Cayce is an intense three- day visioning process involving input from citizens, interest groups, businesses, government leaders, and economic development organizations. […]
Exporting expertise
S.C. Senate salutes Stephenson's shirts and shortsColumbia- based US Development operates under three principals: David Bryant, president; Tom Prioreschi, CEO; and Jeff Prioreschi, executive vice president. In the works are 11 projects, mostly in the Southeast, which encompass more than 2 million square feet. Furtherest along is The Dakota, an apartment building targeting senior tenants on Lady Street near the corner with Marion Street. The Dakota, […]
Helen Ann Rawlinson of the Richland County Public Library
Local libraries have come a long way in the past 30 years. Before USC’s Cooper library was expanded, it was designated the undergraduate library, and McKissick was the graduate library. Even though the Xerox copy machine had been installed since the mid- ’60s, books were still mysteriously missing from McKissick. An unairconditioned building, McKissick’s windows were always unlocked and open […]